Born in the soviet union, in what is now latvia, the former ballet. Baryshnikov directly uses virtually all of vaynonens choreography for the snowflake waltz for which. Mikhail baryshnikov has called many countries home. Mikhail baryshnikov discusses his roles with charles engell.
Stage choreographer the nutcracker american ballet theatre washington, dc, usa with gelsey kirkland as little clara principal dancer, the prince 1976 writings nonfiction baryshnikov at work. Half of the american dance world seemed to be gathered at the kennedy center here tonight for the world premiere of mikhail baryshnikov s staging of. The nutcracker mikhail baryshnikov and gelsey kirkland youtube. Youtube ballet mikhail baryshnikov 11 pirouette by juan carlos rodrigues. Mikhail baryshnikov is a russianamerican ballet dancer who choreographed several iconic pieces which have made him one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century. But my favorite nutcracker of all is this one from 1977, featuring the american ballet theater and starring two great ballet dancers. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and biggest names in dance.
Susan jaffe a ballerinas career in a nutshell duration. Baryshnikov dances sinatra and more ballet from a to z by mikhail baryshnikov duration. Waltz of the snowflakesvaganova ballet academy duration. According to baryshnikov, his father was a strict, nationalist military man and his mother was the one who introduced him to the theater, opera and ballet. Mikhail baryshnikov was born in riga, then latvian ssr, soviet union, now latvia. Fulllength productions of the nutcracker suite ballet. Some of mikhail baryshnikov s choreography for this production of the nutcracker not just the choreography for the snowflake waltz is heavily based on vassily vainonevs choreography for a famous 1934 russian production of the ballet. Moscow ballet s arabian variation featuring sergey chumakov and elena petrichenko duration.
Boyishly cute, diminutive and strong as a bull, but as graceful as any gazelle or swan, mikhail baryshnikov is a household name even to nonballetomanes. Consider baryshnikov s highly familiar, annually televised 1976 staging of the nutcracker, which was danced very drearily on tuesday by american ballet theatre without baryshnikov at the. One of the worthiest aspects of mikhail baryshnikov s staging of the classics for american ballet. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of historyrecords.
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